North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE FOUR THE COASTLAND TIMES Published Continuously at Manteo, N. C n Since July 4, 1935 The Weekly Journal of the Walter Raleigh Coastland of North Carolina. Foremost Region of Recreation and Sport, Healthful Living 4Hd Historical Interest On The Atlantic Seaboard Entered As Second Class Matter At The Postoffice At Manteo, N. C. Subscription Rates: 1 Year $2.50; 6 Months $1.50; 3 Months SI.OO PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY TIMES PRINTING CO., INC., AT 505 LODGE STREET, MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA VICTOR MEEKINS, Editor CATHERINE D. MEEKINS, Secretary-Treasurer VoL XXII Manteo, N. C, Friday, September 14, 1956 No. 11 TOKEN OF CONFIDENCE FOR HODGES. The overwhelming adoption by some four to one, during a large vote Saturday of the Pearsall Amendment, is not only a tribute to the astuteness and ability of the author of the plan, but an exceptional tribute to the confidence of the people of North Carolina in Governor Luther Hodges. Few officials in the recent history of the state have been able to win over in so short a time so many people to the high degree of confidence the Governor enjoys. Not many of us are lawyers; very few people are authorities on schools; most folks were up a tree at the supreme court decision which has engendered so much trouble, and needlessly so, in this land of ours. Many things therefore have to be taken on faith, and the Pearsall plan had to be taken largely on faith iu its au thor, in Governor Hodges, and the numerous other able and patriotic men of the state who concurred with them and fought side by side with them, held up the banner for the amendment. The people of North Carolina had faith in these men, and hope for the value of the cause they espoused. The peo ple of North Carolina too, are fed up on the so-called “liber als,” who while men of apparently great power, are so ex treme themselves they dirty whatever merit might be in so called “liberalism.” Most of the time we find these “liberals” the most intolerant of people, having too little regard for the rights of others to enjoy the same privileges they demand for the especial objects of their concern. We think the people of any race or community or fam ily have a right to remain to themselves as they wish, so long as they do not injure others or infringe upon their rights. But now when we see bayonets brought out against the people of the south, right in their own communities, we may gnash our teeth only at the affront to the rights and decency of the people of the south, because of the compla cency of the American people through the years which has permitted this condition to obtain. When it becomes apparent to the ordinary man, that his courts do not respect him nor protect his innate rights,, he is indeed a desperate, an embittered and a dangerous man. As in the days following the Civil War, when the only possible recourse for a Southern man to protect the sanc tity of his home and the crumbs that remained after a cruel, an unjust and a senseless war had swept everything away, was using the hood and the robe under cover of the night. No one who loves his community or his country wishes these things to come to pass again, and North Carolina has demonstrated it prefers an orderly method to live, amid de cent regard for its rights by using ballots instead of bullets. North Carolina is fortunate in having at this time, officials who believe this way, and who command the confidence of their people. We set so great store by the public school system, that indeed it has become a fetish with so many people. But there has been little heretofore that hasn’t been improved, and many times a substitute has been accepted against great opposition, only to prove better than what was dis carded against severe protest. There was a time when the medical profession set great store on freely bleeding every patient for most any kind of disease, and in those days it would have been rank heresy for anyone to oppose the practice or to accuse the doctors of ignorance. And yet any doctor today will admit that this ignorant, ancient, and senseless practice was undoubtedly the need less cause of the deaths of many people. Perhaps there can be something better than our pub lic school system as we know it today. Once it has been in filtrated with bad seeds, and has lost the respect and support of the public generally, it too can lose its power for good. Is it not better to try something else? Many crimes are committed in the name of education, and it has often permitted bureaucrats and high powered organizations to load up our taxpayers with wasteful sys tems in many, many cases. It too resembles the old practice of bleeding the patient, and perhaps in some cases the pa tient has been bled to death. Often great evils have arisen bearing the banner of education; many crimes have been permitted in its name. Surely, great waste has prevailed across the land. It is heartening to see that the people of North Carolina retain a high degree of confidence in their leaders. It is good to know that the radicals who call themselves liberals, but too often who are traitors to their countrymen in hope of winning praise abroad, are being disregarded. The South has been sold down the river, time after time, but by its own people. Had the South held on to what its forefathers gained for it through blood and toil, it might still today have a more powerful voice in the councils of the nation. But too often the desire for prestige on the part of one of its own leaders, has led to a surrender of its rights and privileges which protected all the people. We hope Saturday’s voting will have some effect as warning that this miscalled “liberalism” will be checked. We hope it will serve to stiffen our people in their courage and resolution. We want to see courage and morality more wide-spread in this South, whereby those who become en trusted with our Natonial Government will not make of it a tool of oppression, and must ever remember in fear, for nothing else appeals to their type, that the people of the South should have some rights under the constitution. FHA OFFICE TO CLOSE THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK The Farmers Home Administra tion office in Swan Quarter will be closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week to enable office personnel to attend a district meeting, county supervisor Leon Ballance has announced. For the same reason, the scheduled visit of a FHA representative to Dare County next Tuesday has been can celled. «<J The FHA office, which serves Hyde and Dare court ’Has' been moved out of the Agriculture Building in Swan Quarter across the street to the former offices of Dr. C. R. Lupton due to the need fat- additional space; the new FHA telephone number is 56-1. The Hyde County Soil Conservation . Service work unit, which formerly I shared the office in the Agricul | ture Building-with the FHA, will . now have that office for its exclus ; ive use. i (FNEAL-SANDERLIN Miss Audrey Faye Sanderlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Sanderlin of Manteo, and Monnie i Howard O’Neal, son of Mr. and f Mrs. Willie O’Neal of Wanchese, were quietly married on Saturday, : September 8, in the Methodist par sonage in Wanchese, Rev. C. L. I I Warrfen officiating M r EonroK VALUE OF FISHING FOR CHANNEL BASS ON COAST To The Editor: A recent report in the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, dealing with the taking of large number of chan nel bass in nets, if true distresses me very much. Let me present the economic aspect of this report in terms of simple arithmetic. If the 36 Channel bass were caught and they weighed an'aver age of 40 pounds each, then the total weight would be 1,440 pounds. At 10 cents a pound, that would make a total of $144.00. So far this year, I have made nine trips to Hatteras at a cost of $40,00 eafn trip, (not including jeep expenses) this makes a total of $360.00 spent by one individual, trying to catch an elusive channel bass. Hatteras has a fascination for me, which many surf fishermen who have been there also have. The hospitalitity and friendliness of the folks there is impressive, folks like Fate Midgett, are real Ambassadors of Good Will, but my real objective and desire is to pull in. a channel bass. The commercial fisherman would gain more benefit by leaving chan nel bass for the visiting surf fish ing, who before long will consider channel bass fishing on Hatteras a myth and will no longer spend their dollars toward a useless ef fort. Thank you. ALBIN RAETY Sept. 6, 1956 3023 Pleasant Ave. Norfolk 3, Va. MANY YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING FOR SCHOOL Among the young people leaving for school this fall are the follow ing: UNC, Chapel Hill, Billy Mid gett, Woodson Fearing, Jr., of Manteo, Elwood Pridgen of Nags Head and Archie Tillett of Wan chese; Greensboro College, Greens boro, Patricia Baum, and Thelma Jean Williams of Manteo; WC UNC, Greensboro, Edna Bruce Dowdy and Carolee O’Neal of Man teo and Margaret Jean Tillett of Wanchese; Peace College, Raleigh, Mary Blanche Meekins; Meredith College, Raleigh, Annie Laurie Kee; Richmond Professional Insti tute, Richmond, Va., Betsey Mid gett; Converse College, Spartan burg, S. C., Dotty Crumpacker; Wake Forest College, Winston- Salem, Lois Pearce; Kee’s Business College, Pat Parker of Wanchese; N. C. State College, Raleigh, Danny Mann, Carl Hayes, Tommy Biggs, Quentin Bell, Reuben Payne, Jr., George Henderson, Jack Tillett and Harry Johnson; Carlisle Military School, Bamberg, S. C., Douglas Robinson; Chowan College, Edward Wise, Nags Head, Woody Woodward, Kill Devil Hills; Campbell College, Buies Creek, Ruby Crees, Richard Bell; East Carolina College, Greenville, Janice Gibbs, Tommy O’Neal, Davis Ballance, Bobby Ballance, Wade Nixon, Bobby OwenS and Paul Midgett of Man teo, Carmen Pridgen of Nags Head, Barbara Midgett of Kitty Hawk, Ruth Cudworth and Laura Daniels of Wanchese; McDonough Military Institute, Baltimore, Md., Michael Hayman, Nags Head. N. C. State College, Floyd Basnight and Clarence Gibbs of Manns Harbor; Burton Institue, Charlotte, Agnes Love. MIDGETT-CAIRNS NUPTIALS SET FOR SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 Four o’clock Sunday afternoon, September 16, is the date set for the wedding of Miss Sue Alardyce Cairns of San Francisco, Califor nia and Samuel Elwood Midgett, Jr., of Manteo. The ceremony will be performed in Mount Olivet Methodist Church in Manteo and a reception will follow at the Shrine Club, Nags Head. Al! friends of the couple are expected to attend both wedding and recep tion. The ONLY fl PAINT ■ **■« J] FINK OAK HOOIINO . WOOD SHINOLIS WALL BOARD* JOHNS MAN VILLI ASBIITOS SHINOLBS e INS UL ATION Daniels Building Supply, Nags Head, N, C* Distributor for Nash-Norfolic THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. WAVES PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Lance Midgett of Norfolk spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Midgett Mr. and Mrs. Ernal Foster and son Ernie of Hatteras spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mid gett Mr. and Jkfrs. Carl Gard and children of Norfolk spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Rowena O’Neal, Blucher Scarborough of Cape May, N. J. spent the week end with his family here. Dorothy Midgett of Windsor spent the week end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Midgett. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Midgett and Mrs. Elroy Midgett were in Man teo Wednesday. Mrs. Elroy Midgett and Mrs. Calvin Midgett visited at Avon with Mrs. Retta Morgan and W. B. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Midgett vis ited her father, W. B. Miller, at Avon Sunday,. METHODISTS ATTEND MEET The following members of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church attended a training meeting at First Meth odist Church, Elizabeth City, Wed nesday, September 12, 1956. This meeting was the first under the new quadrennial emphasis of Methodism in the local church: Mrs. N. W. Wescott, church school superintendent; Mrs. Desmond Rogers, assistant supt. for mem bership cultivation; Mrs. Will Hof ler, supt. childrens division; Mrs. Raymond Wescott, supt. youth di vision; George Crees, supt. adult division; Willis Wise, church lay leader; Mrs. Elmer R. Midgette, president, WSCS; Gus Hultman, president, Methodist men. Commission on membership and evangelism: Ray Jones, Mrs. Ina Evans, Charlie O’Neal, Janice Scarborough, Gary Meekins. Commission on education: Mrs. O. J. Jones, Mrs. Hubert Guthrie, Ann Dowdy. Commission on missions: Mrs. Louise Meekins, W. H. McCown, Mrs. Jack Wilson, Mrs. Roy Wes cott, Janet Wescott. - Commission on finance: R. D. Sawyer, A. O. Ayers, Archie Bur rus, Ray Jones. BUXTON PERSONALS Mrs, H. J. Gray is home from a Washington, D. C. hospital. She was accompanied by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pate and children, who live in Alexandria, Va. Lucille Rollinson is improved after a heart operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill of Ocracoke have been visiting her mother, Mrs. Cora Lee Casey, who is recuperating at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edna Gray. Mrs. Carrie Midgett and Albert Jones are patients in the Eliza beth City Hospital, after an auto mobile wreeck. Mrs. Venus Sandy came for her brother, Carlos Midgett and took him to her home in Norfolk for a visit. Maurice Quidley, son of Mrs. Retta Quidley, while riding his bike Saturday was struck by a car. Mr. and Mrs. George Fuller Sr. of Raleigh and Buxton are here at their cottage. Malita Basnett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Basnett has returned home from the Marine Hospital, much improved. MRS PEARCE ENTERTAINS Mrs. W. R. Pearce and Miss Margaret Pearce entertained at a dinner party Monday evening at their home in Manteo, honoring Miss Mary Blanche Meekins, who left Tuesday to enter the prepara tory department of Peace College in Raleigh. Present in addition to the hostesses and the honoree were Miss Janice Scarborough, Miss Anne Dowdy, Frank White, Jr., Randie Houston, and Miss Martha Rogers. ST. ANDREWS IS SCENE OF SATURDAY WEDDING Mist Lily Yount Becomes Bride of Nor man Norris in Late After- noon Ceremony Saint Andrews-by-the-Sea Epis copal Church in Nags Head was the setting Saturday afternoon, September 8, for the wedding of Miss Lily Magdalene Yount of Manteo and Norman C. Norris of Detroit, Michigan. The vows were spoken in a double ring ceremony at 4:30 ©clock to the Rev. A. L. G. Stephenson, Methodist minister of Stumpy Point. Baskets of white gladioli, palms, ferns and white cathedral candles formed the background for the ceremony. Mrs. W. R. Pearce of Manteo played the wedding music and ac contpanied Mrs. James Brown of Manteo who sang “Because”, and “O Perfect Love”. The bride wore a two-piece dress of dusty turquoise samba with white accessories and carried a white Bible topped with a tihy nosegay of white pompon chrysan themums. Mrs. Clayton Sugg of Snow Hill was her sister’s matron of honor. She wore a pink suit with pink accessories and a corsage of pink and white rosebuds. Rev. S. E. Matthews, visiting Episcopal minister of Winton, was usher. After a wedding trip to Hat teras Island, Mr. and Mrs. Norris will make their home in Marion, Va., where Mrs. Norris will be a member of the faculty of Marion College. Mrs. Norris is the daugh ter of the late Rev. and Mrs. J. Alonzo Yount of Conover. She is a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne Col lege in Hickory, and studied at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She has taught in the schools of N. C., and during World War II served in the signal corps She taught last year in the Manteo school. Mr. Norris is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Norris of Boone, and has been living in Detroit for some time, being employed there. COAST GUARD OFFICER CANDIDATE CLASS SOON Rear Admiral H. C. Moore, Commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District with Headquarters in Norfolk, Va. today announced that a six month active duty offi cer candidate class will start on 17 October, at the Coast Guard Train ing Station, Groton, Conn. The new class will be comprised entirely of men who will be enlist ed as Seaman Apprentice (Officer Candidate). Upon successful com pletion of the course, these men will serve six months on training duty and return to their civilian status where they will drill seven and one half years in the Coast Guard Reserve. To be eligible for the Officer Candidate Class, a man must be a college graduate or have two years of college and be between the ages of 21 and 26. Selectees will be enlisted for the October class on such dates as are necessary to enable them to report to the Coast Guard Training Station on 17 October, 1956. They will have four weeks’ training and indoctrination at the station and then transfer to the Coast Gaurd Acdemy, New Lon don, Conn., for the remainder of their officer training. Further information can be ob tained from the Director of Re serve, Fifth Coast Guard District, P. O. Box 540, Norfolk, Va. NAGS HEAD OCEANSIDE Mr. and Mrs. Archie Burrus, who own and operate the Sea Oatel in Nags Head, are in Miami Beach, Fla., attending a Quality Court convention. WANCHESE PERSONALS Mrs. Eda Mann has returned to her home in Norfolk after spending the summer here. K<Pf' ' STRIP-TEASER Marcela Lynn, 25 year old strip tease dancer died in a suicide leap in Miami. MARRIED 63 YEARS—Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Perry, Perquimans County natives now living in Nor folk observed their 63rd wedding anniversary. PORT AID ASKED—Wilming ton and Morehead City are asking the State of North Carolina for permanent improvements totaling $5,335,236. They want warehouses and railroad construction. UNREST AND UPRISINGS In Algiers, rebellion against the French resulted in slaying of 12 persons. French troops waged war against the revolters. Riots con tinued in Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky over entry of negroes into white schools. JUSTICE RETIRING Sher man Minton, Supreme Court jus tice, who is only 66 is retiring be cause of pernicious anemia and loss of memory. Many people are wishing he had retired before his memory failed him, and he assent ed to the infamous desegregation decision which has made so much trouble in America. WHISKEY HAUL—In Johnston County 1,440 gallons of bootleg liquor were seized after a chase and three men and a two ton truck seized. Whiskey came from the mountains of N. C. A 300-gallon still was raided in Currituck County during the week. DOCTOR HONORED—Dr. H. H. Hodgin of Red Springs was honored by the Robeson County Medical Society with the present ation of a gold pin for 50 years of service in his county. In 1909, he bought the first Ford used by a doctor in his county. TRACTOR ALLEE SAMEE— If you drive a tractor while drunk, it will cause you to lose your driver’s license, the N. C. Attorney General has ruled. It is a motor vehicle, but a horse is not one, so you’d get pinched under some other term if merely driving a horse while drunk. MANTEO PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. John Booth and two sons of Norfolk, Va., spent last week end with Mrs. Booth’s father and sister, A. W. Drink water and Miss Dorothy Drink water. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Etheridge visited Mrs. Etheridge’s mother, Mrs. Christine Swindell, in Belha ven last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thomasson, who have been visiting Mrs. Thomasson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Scarborough, have left for Arlington, Va, to make their home. Mr. Thomasson has just completed two years service in the U. S. Army and will be connected with the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Thomas son, who taught last year in Vir ginia Beach, will teach in Arling ton, Mrs. W. W. Ballowe is visiting in upper New York state and Canada. Jerry Cahoon, who underwent a knee operation in the Albemarle Jacquuu PEACH FLAVORED BRANDY ofo j Ist* ** * *"7g| I haws? I JpeachS I I | FLAVORED j -JJ | BRANDY J J $ 2 lO 'k PINT J 70 PROOF OKIES MCM it Cii., he. Philo., Fa. • Ett. 1884 OUut AmAnw FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1956 CRAFT CUT LOOSE—In the pre-dawn hours Sunday, vandals cut loose 33 pleasure eraft at Newport News and turned them adrift. CUMMINGS DlES—Homer S. Cummings, who was Attorney General of the U. S. during the administration of FDR died in Washington of heart failure at the age of 86. TYPHOON DAMAGE Heavy damage has been wrought by ty phoons in the Pacific area, many American servicemen having lost their lives during the past ten days as the result of such disturb ances. Many millions in damage was done U. S. property, and crops losses on Luzon Island in the Phil lipines estimated at two and a half million. Okinawa suffered heavily. MISS SOUTH CAROLINA Marion McKnight, South Caro lina’s 19-year-old entry won the title of Miss America at the an nual national beauty contest in Atlantic City. She is a student at Coker College, and she won $50,000 including a $5,000 scholar ship. Many opportunities for em ployment, show business and travel will be open to her now. 100 MILLION MEMBERS Churches of the U. S. estimate now they have over 100 million members, of which 58,448,000 are Protestants, 33,396,000 Roman Catholics, and 5,500,000 are Jew ish. It is estimated there are 2,- 386,000 members of Eastern orth odox churches in the U. S. DROPS CHARGE Leßoy Black, eight years old, who was charged with murder of a nine year-old girl because she refused him a kiss has been dismissed by the court in Lancaster, Pa. He will, however, be tried in juvenile court for kicking the girl to death. FAKED SUICIDE—Jack Bate man in Elizabeth City caused a four hour search for a missing woman, after they had a row. He told police he thought she had drowned herself,. The woman had taken her children by a former marriage and gone to see her par ents. Hospital last week, returned home Saturday night. Mrs. Desmond Rogers visited several days last week in Wendell with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gibbs. DAVID COX, JR. SURVEYOR N. C. REGISTERED February 12, 1926 No. £O4 Telephone 2751- HERTFORD, N. C. CARS Paly 1954 Dodge 2-door 1953 Chrysler Windsor, 4-door 1953 Ford 4-door 1952 Ford Coupe, R&H 1951 Chevrolet, extra clean 1951 Studebaker Champion, 2-door 1951 Kaiser 4-door, O.D M Heater 1950 Buick automatic transmis sion, $295.00 1950 Studebaker Champion, 4-door 1950 Desoto 4-door 1950 Mercury, 4-door, R&H, O. D. 1950 Ford Coupe VB, O.D. 1946 Mercury 4-door 1940 Buick $99.00 1939 Ford 4-door, $79.00, runs good, Licensed -TRUCKS 1954 Ford J/j-ton Pickup 1953 Ford Pickup 1953 Ford 2-ton, 172 in. w.b., 8:25 x 20 tires, 2-speed axle, like new 1952 Chevrolet, 1-ton Panel, runs good, good tires $445.00 1951 Ford %-ton Pickup R. D. SAWYER MOTOR COMPANY Your FORD Dealer Phene 116 Mantee N. C. License No. 1969